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Norman celebrates Centennial at fourth annual Norman Fest

NORMAN — Norman is a little town that knows how to throw a big party. Norman Fest just keeps growing.

The fourth annual festival on Saturday, Oct. 12, has a day full of activities for the entire family and also celebrates Norman’s Centennial year.

The Centennial Celebration kicks off on Friday night when there will be music and food from 7-10 p.m.

Fun for the family is the goal of Mayor Kenneth Broadway and the festival planners. They suggest you bring lawn chairs and blankets to relax for a day in the heart of the Sandhills peach growing area of North Carolina.

Activities include food vendors, crafts, street vendors, classic car cruise-in, helicopter rides, a mechanical bull for the brave or foolish and demonstrations by local chainsaw artists.

There will be kid-sized and kid-friendly activities.

Music will begin at 11 a.m. with the modern country band Wayward Reason. Based in Salisbury, the seven friends played with and opened for many national recording artists before forming their own band two years ago. They will perform until 1 p.m.

At 2 p.m., The Sand Band with Terrie Gore takes the stage. This beach music award winning band has a huge fan base throughout the southeast and perform frequently at Myrtle Beach venues.

Fans of dance rhythms and beach vacations love the band’s classic music that is made for dancing.

Dancing at Norman Fest is encouraged.

There is also a contest to crown the king of beards for the longest beard. Men who haven’t started growing a beard are already a little behind the competition.

The helicopter rides will take you over the Sandhills — Richmond, Moore and Montgomery counties — where you will get a new perspective on the farmland and peach orchards in the area. There is a charge for the helicopter ride.

Norman is located on the Richmond side of the Montgomery/Richmond county line on U.S. 220 Business.